LIV Golf has yet to announce a marquee new signing a month out from its 2025 season opener, but the league is set to make a splash with the addition of a Rory McIlroy protoge.

Tyrrell Hatton, in an article published by the Daily Mail, ripped reports about Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf regret. “That is just media bull - - - -.”

Tom McKibbin, the rising star and protégé of Rory McIlroy, is in line for a dramatic switch to LIV Golf despite securing a debut season on the PGA Tour.

TOM McKIBBIN has refused to rule out a move to LIV Golf after being linked with a shock switch to the Saudi breakaway. The 22-year-old ace has been strongly linked with a move to join the Legion

McKibbin's impending move is the latest reminder of mega-rich LIV's gravitational pull, and while the Northern Irishman is not in the same bracket as some of the tour's biggest names, it is still an eye-catching swoop for the breakaway circuit.

Tom McKibbin could be headed to LIV Golf, a few weeks after securing a card to play on the PGA Tour. When asked Wednesday about a potential move to the Saudi-funded breakaway circuit, the 22-year-old Northern Irish golfer told Gold Digest Middle East: “I’m not going to make any comments this week.

The 22-year-old is reportedly set to pen a multi-year deal to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII side, just a few months after securing a PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour

Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is set for a shock switch to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team in a lucrative multi-year deal. McKibbin claimed a PGA Tour card in November after finishing among the top 10 players without a card in the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai.

This move would also see the 22-year-old follow in the footsteps of fellow Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell.

Today’s reports now suggest McKibbin will swap his opportunities on the PGA Tour for the chance to team up with Rahm on the LIV Tour instead. Speculation has been rife for weeks